Solar energy

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of solar energy.

Talks about Solar energy

10:15

Hannah Bürckstümmer

A printable, flexible, organic solar cell

Posted Apr 2018
11:03

Tomás Saraceno

Would you live in a floating city in the sky?

Posted Sep 2017
40:50

Elon Musk

The future we're building — and boring

Posted Apr 2017
7:59

Deepika Kurup

A young scientist's quest for clean water

Posted Jan 2017
14:51

Christiana Figueres

The inside story of the Paris climate agreement

Posted Apr 2016
7:24

Harald Haas

Forget Wi-Fi. Meet the new Li-Fi Internet

Posted Nov 2015
21:04

Elon Musk

The mind behind Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity ...

Posted Mar 2013
14:45

Jonathan Trent

Energy from floating algae pods

Posted Sep 2012
11:35

Wolfgang Kessling

How to air-condition outdoor spaces

Posted Jun 2012
18:35

David MacKay

A reality check on renewables

Posted May 2012
27:10

Amory Lovins

A 40-year plan for energy

Posted May 2012
16:46

Paul Gilding

The Earth is full

Posted Feb 2012
14:29

Bilal Bomani

Plant fuels that could power a jet

Posted Jan 2012
17:46

Bertrand Piccard

My solar-powered adventure

Posted Jan 2010
19:55

Bill Gross

A solar energy system that tracks the sun

Posted Feb 2009
22:48

Paul MacCready

Nature vs. humans

Posted Oct 2008
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Exclusive articles about Solar energy

This plane? This plane can fly for 118 hours

Here’s a riddle for you: A plane flew for five days and nights, staying airborne for 118 hours. But it didn’t use a single drop of fuel. How? Because it’s solar-powered. Carryin...

How to build a real energy revolution in Africa

TED Fellow David Moinina Sengeh explains why he’s bullish about the “microgrid.” Nearly 70% of the sub-Saharan African population doesn’t have electricity. That’s about 600 mill...

This plane? This plane is powered by the sun

Bertrand Piccard plans to fly around the world in a plane that doesn’t use any fuel. Huh? Yep. This machine is equipped with 17,000 solar panels. He explains the logistics and m...